Baron Glenconner

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Baron Glenconner
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Arms of Tennant: Argent, two crescents in fess sable on a chief gules a boar's head couped of the first[1]
Creation date1911
CreationFirst
Created by King George V
Peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
First holder Edward Priaulx Tennant, 1st Baron Glenconner
Present holder Cody Charles Edward Tennant, 4th Baron Glenconner
Heir presumptive Euan Lovell Tennant
Remainder tothe 1st Barons’s heirs male of the body lawfully begotten
Subsidiary titlesTennant Baronets, of The Glen and St Rollox
StatusExtant
Seat(s) The Glen
Former seat(s) Mustique Island
The industrialist Charles Tennant, ancestor of the Barons Glenconner Charles Tennant.jpg
The industrialist Charles Tennant, ancestor of the Barons Glenconner

Baron Glenconner, of The Glen in the County of Peebles, [1] is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1911 for Sir Edward Tennant, 2nd Baronet, who had earlier represented Salisbury in the House of Commons as a Liberal and also served as Lord Lieutenant of Peeblesshire. Lord Glenconner was succeeded by his second son, the second baron. The latter was succeeded in 1983 by his eldest son, the third baron, who bought the island of Mustique. As of 2014, the titles are held by the third baron's grandson, the fourth baron, who became the next-to-youngest peer in the realm when he succeeded in August 2010.

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The Tennant baronetcy, of The Glen and St Rollox, [2] was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom in 1885 for Charles Tennant, a businessman and Liberal Member of Parliament. He was the grandson of the chemist and industrialist Charles Tennant. Tennant was succeeded by his fourth son, the aforementioned second baronet, who was elevated to the peerage in 1911.

The seat of the baronetcy is Glen House, near Peebles, under the hill named Minchmuir. [3]

Tennant baronets, of The Glen and St Rollox (1885)

Barons Glenconner (1911)

The heir presumptive is the present holder's first cousin, Euan Lovell Tennant (born 1983), [5] the son of Hon. Henry Lovell Tennant (1960–1990), second son of the 3rd Baron, and Teresa "Tessa" Tennant (née Cormack; 1959–2018). [6] [7] [8]

Male-line family tree

Male-line family tree, Tennant baronets and Barons Glenconner
Charles Tennant
1st Baronet

1823–1906
Baron Glenconner
John Tennant
1853–?
unknown son
1857–1863
Edward Tennant
1st Baron Glenconner

1859–1920
Lt. Hon.
Edward Tennant
1897–1916
Christopher Tennant
2nd Baron Glenconner

1899–1983
Colin Tennant
3rd Baron Glenconner

1926–2010
Hon.
Charles Tennant

1957–1996
Hon.
Henry Tennant

1960–1990
Cody Tennant
4th Baron Glenconner

born 1994
Euan Tennant
born 1983

Other notable family members

Several other members of the Tennant family have also gained distinction:

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References

  1. "No. 28482". The London Gazette . 4 April 1911. p. 2698.
  2. "No. 24590". The London Gazette . 14 July 1885. p. 3239.
  3. Edinburgh and its Environs: Ward Lock Travel Guide 1939.
  4. Obituary: Colin Tennant, 3rd Baron Glenconner, telegraph.co.uk, 29 August 2010.
  5. "Tessa Tennant obituary". The Times . 23 July 2018. ISSN   0140-0460 . Retrieved 5 August 2018. [The couple] married on Mustique in 1983. Soon afterwards their son, Euan, who became an electrician, was born.(subscription required)
  6. Willis, Tim (23 February 2011). "The final days of London bohemian Henry Tennant". Evening Standard. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  7. Raven, Hugh (2 August 2018). "Tessa Tennant obituary". The Guardian . Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  8. "Glenconner, Baron (UK, 1911)" Archived 17 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine , cracroftspeerage.co.uk.

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